William Blackburne It is a privilege for me to be invited to write this foreword. And for principally three among many reasons: first, because I know and admire the young author of this very considerable work; second, because my knowledge of and affection for Chitral extends back exactly 60 years since, as a young student, […]
Jamshed Ahmad Chitral’s famous traditional and cultural festival, Jashn-e-Qaqlasht 2025, will commence on April 17 and continue for four days. This announcement was made at a meeting of the Jashn-e-Qaqlasht Committee held at Qaqlasht under the chairmanship of Chief Patron Mukhtar Ahmad Sangeen. The meeting was attended by committee members and sports conveners, although Committee
CHITRAL: Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Khowar (Chitral chapter) at an emergency meeting on Wednesday condemned \”offensive remarks\” made by PPP Chitral leaders and activists against Afzalullah Afzal, a known poet and literary figure of Khowar language. The remarks were made over a video clip from a humorous poem Afzal presented in a 2021 poetry session, which was recently
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Reviewed by Dr Inayatullah Faizi The princely state of Chitral ruled by despotic Mehtar was one of the 600 infamous autonomous entities of the Indian subcontinent before the emergence of Pakistan. Due to its close proximity to the borders of Afghanistan, Russia and China, the princely state remained in the limelight during the “Great Game”
CHITRAL: A Kalash elder on Monday accused a member of his own community of conspiring against their customs, traditions, and culture. Addressing a press conference here, Bahram Shah, a former Kalash minority member of the district council, alleged that Mangil Khan was attempting to erase the centuries-old traditions of the Kalash people, causing distress among
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